Men's singles | |
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2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Lleyton Hewitt |
Runner-up | Michel Kratochvil |
Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Draw | 56 (7 Q / 5 WC ) |
Seeds | 16 |
Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.
Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil. With the victory, Hewitt became the last male player to win his debut event as a Grand Slam champion (having recently won the US Open) until Jannik Sinner in 2024. [1]
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
James Blake | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
5 | Michel Kratochvil | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
Karol Kučera | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Michel Kratochvil | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Delgado | 4 | 4 | M-K Goellner | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Thomas | 3 | 2 | 15 | M Russell | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Mamiit | 6 | 6 | C Mamiit | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Godwin | 4 | 61 | 15 | M Russell | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | M Russell | 6 | 77 | 1 | L Hewitt | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | N Massú | 6 | 6 | 8 | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Kempes | 4 | 4 | 11 | N Massú | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y-I Yoon | 3 | 1 | T Zíb | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Zíb | 6 | 6 | 11 | N Massú | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Thomann | 3 | 1 | 8 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Behrend | 6 | 6 | T Behrend | 67 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | F Clavet | 79 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Onoda | 4 | 4 | WC | H Kondo | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Kondo | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Björkman | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Blake | 6 | 6 | J Blake | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Y Ishii | 3 | 4 | J Blake | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Žitko | 2 | 77 | 1 | 14 | W Arthurs | 64 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | W Arthurs | 6 | 63 | 6 | J Blake | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | H Levy | 6 | 6 | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Iwabuchi | 3 | 3 | 10 | H Levy | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Udomchoke | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | D Udomchoke | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
B Cowan | 2 | 6 | 3 | Q | D Udomchoke | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Black | 6 | 6 | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Taino | 4 | 1 | B Black | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | M Ríos | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Pretzsch | 63 | 77 | 6 | A Pretzsch | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Srichaphan | 77 | 65 | 1 | 6 | M Chang | 63 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | WC | T Suzuki | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Sá | 2 | 3 | S Sargsian | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Suzuki | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | T Suzuki | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | A Ilie | 7 | 2 | 4 | WC | T Suzuki | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | G Motomura | 4 | 4 | 16 | R Delgado | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Kučera | 6 | 4 | 6 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Simoni | 3 | 6 | 1 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Lee | 4 | 2 | 3 | R Schüttler | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Larsson | 6 | 6 | M Larsson | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Schüttler | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Kratochvil | 77 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
O Fukárek | 6 | 77 | O Fukárek | 63 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Vacek | 2 | 63 | 5 | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H-T Lee | 713 | 6 | 9 | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Hantschk | 611 | 4 | H-T Lee | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Llodra | 63 | 6 | 2 | 9 | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | L Burgsmüller | 77 | 2 | 6 | 5 | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Á Calatrava | 3 | 1 | 2 | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I Heuberger | 6 | 6 | I Heuberger | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | N Behr | 6 | 6 | Q | N Behr | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Terachi | 2 | 1 | I Heuberger | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Labadze | 77 | 3 | 5 | 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Vinck | 63 | 6 | 7 | C Vinck | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 |
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